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Title
Responsible
Authority/ Minister
Description/Purpose
Relevance to Western Region
the assistance of
relevant State
Government
Departments
State NRM Plan was released in 2012 – Our Place, Our Future - State Natural Resources Management Plan South
Australia 2012 – 2017. One of 13 guiding targets in the State NRM Plan is to ‘Improve capacity of individuals and
community to respond to climate change.’
guiding framework for the
Regional NRM Plans, including
the Adelaide and Mt Lofty
Regional NRM Plan that
encompasses the Western
Region.
Adelaide and Mt Lofty
Regional NRM Plan
Adelaide and Mt
Lofty Regional NRM
Board
The regional NRM plan provides comprehensive information on natural resources management in the region and
outlines strategies and actions that will help address the many challenges facing the region’s natural resources such
as climate change, threats to water resources and pressures on biodiversity and productive land. It sets out the
board’s goals for managing natural resources and a scheme for implementing natural resource management
programs and policies
The Adelaide and Mt Lofty
Ranges NRM Board is
responsible for the development
and implication of the region’s
NRM Plan. The Western Region
is within this NRM region.
Water for Good Plan
2010
DEWNR
Facilitates water supply and use in South Australia up to 2050, taking into account the anticipated effects of climate
change including reduced rainfall and reduced flows in the Murray River.
State-wide plan
Adelaide’s Living
Beaches 2005-2025
DEWNR/CPB
Is a strategy for keeping sand on Adelaide's beaches and reducing the amount of sand carting. In the long term, it is
expected to reduce the cost of managing Adelaide's coastline by about 20%. The strategy has 5 key strategies –
continue beach replenishment, recycle sand more effectively, add coarse sand from external sources, build coastal
structures in critical locations and integrate sand bypassing at harbours with beach management.
There is coastline within the
Western Region which this
strategy is relevant to.
RDA Adelaide
Metropolitan Road Map
First Edition 2012-2015
RDA Adelaide
Metropolitan
Advisory Board
RDA Adelaide Metropolitan has identified eight priority areas that link to Australian Government priorities, South
Australian Government strategies and Local Government concerns. Climate change, environment and biodiversity is
one of the eight priorities and climate change resilience is one of 14 key principles. There are a range of actions that
will assist to address climate change resilience including those related to water sustainability and transport
infrastructure. Also a specific priority area for action identified to address the climate change, environment and
biodiversity priority is listed: Identify research and funding mechanisms for local governments to help in the
implementation of activities to reduce greenhouse gases and air pollution and renewable energy program.
Opportunity for the Western
Region councils to work with and
draw on the RDA Adelaide
Metropolitan Advisory Board
roadmap to assist with
implementing a climate change
adaptation plan.
LGA SA Climate
Change Strategy 2008-
2012
LGA SA
To support the local government sector to deal with climate change by identifying and adapting to impacts of climate
change, reducing GHG emissions to mitigate impacts and to provide leadership and build the capacity of local
government to manage climate change risk and opportunity.
State-wide strategy
City of Port Adelaide
Enfield (PAE) City Plan
2010-2016
PAE
To guide Council’s decision making up to 2016. Objectives include identifying and addressing the impacts of climate
change.
Specific to Western Region
PAE Environment
Strategy for a
Sustainable City 2009-
2014
PAE
To establish a framework for protecting and improving the natural environment for the future. Adaptation to climate
change is identified as a key priority within the strategy.
Specific to Western Region
PAE Emergency
Response Plan
PAE
Under the Local Government Act 1999 and the Emergency Management Act 2004, councils are required to develop
and maintain an Emergency Response Plan. The Emergency Response Plan outlines PAE’s involvement in and
details the action plans and contingencies in place for dealing with community risk scenarios from an emergency
Specific to Western Region
